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Originally Aired Sat, 12/19/2009 - 1:00pm

Interview with Dr. Michael McManmon, Founder of the College Internship Program and a person with Aspergers. The interview starts with Dr. McManmom describing his earlier struggles in life and his later diagnosis of Aspergers and, inturn, his development of a residential mentoring program that help people on the spectrum learn appropriate social responses and to understand social nuances. Dr. McManmon is a speaker on the subject of Asperger's Syndrome and an advocate for ensuring proper accomodations and supports for those with Asperger's who attend college.

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